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Mark Atkins
Deadly Vibe Issue 71 January 2003 The didjeridu is now taking its place in the world music, jazz and experimental scenes. Much of this exposure is thanks to the very talented Mark Atkins. Born in the West Australian town of Albany, Mark, a Yamitji man, has travelled the globe sharing the didj’s unique sound with […]
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Trackers
Deadly Vibe Issue 96 February 2005 Making Tracks An inborn understanding of the land gives Aboriginal trackers an ability to see what others cannot. Many of us have seen the role of the Aboriginal tracker depicted in feature films such as Rabbit Proof Fence and The Tracker, an d t here are many more historical […]
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Myall Creek
Deadly Vibe Issue 103 September 2005 Remembering Myall Creek Reconciliation is all about forging a new future by honouring the past and healing old wounds. In many places across the country, Indigenous and non-Indigenous people have come together in various ways to acknowledge history and move forward in unity. One of the most poignant of […]
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Evaluate Your Progress – Take A Look At Yourself
Each time you look for jobs in the newspaper or hear friends discussing them, you will be working out your own suitability for that job. Whenever you write a job application (or attend an interview) you will be making an assessment of yourself and your potential. Your attempts to convince an employer of your value […]
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Nigel Beetson
Deadly Vibe Issue 107 January 2005 Road to Stardom Another Indigenous performer is on the road to Tamworth. A second Aboriginal heat winner will be heading to the Tamworth Country Music Festival this month to perform in the Telstra Road to Tamworth competition. Nigel Beetson won the Lithgow heat of the competition in November of […]
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Mathew Wilkinson
What’s your name? Mathew Wilkinson. Whereabouts do you come from? I was born in Parramatta and spent quite a few years growing up in Campbelltown. But I’m now back in Parramatta. What’s your nickname and why? I don’t have a nickname, but I’ve got a stage name, Montage, because I sing, act, write my own […]
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Fighting spirit
Name: Anne Clarke For someone who has been doing the same job for the past 21 years, Anne Clarke is refreshingly full of zeal. But it could have something to do with where she works, as Northland Secondary College is certainly not your average school. Located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Northland SC offers […]
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Spin FX
>Deadly Vibe Issue 72 February 2003 A number of quality bands have cut their musical teeth in the desert area of central Australia: just think Lajamanu Teenage Band, Warren H Williams and Frank Yamma, to name a few. Many of their recordings have found their way to music enthusiasts’ hi-fi systems around the country. Another […]
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Hold onto your dreams
What a talented bunch of people fill the pages of Deadly Vibe. We have Christine Anu, Troy Cassar-Daley, Anthony Mundine, Kyle Vander-Kuyp, Aaron Pedersen, Cathy Freeman and Deb Mailman, just to name a few. These are people who have achieved at the top level in their fields, from all around Australia, who have been voted […]
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Kimberly Wanganeen
Deadly Vibe Issue 106 December 2005 Black Beauty Is this the face of Australia? Deadly Vibe meets our very own beauty queen. The beauty of Aboriginal people is the beauty of the real Australia ” strong, proud and unique. In an act that illustrates how this beauty is now acknowledged more than ever, a young […]
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Cherbourg Turns 100
Deadly Vibe Issue 94 December 2004 There was a massive birthday party when the Queensland town of Cherbourg turned 100. The Queensland community of Cherbourg pulled out all the stops in October for a huge celebration commemorating the town’s centenary. Cherbourg, located 250 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, was established a century ago when Aboriginal people […]
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Island Trumps Ingrid
Story: Island Trumps Ingrid A tiny community fights back after a cyclone destroys their school. The tiny community of Minjilang on Croker Island, 200km northeast of Darwin, was one of the worst-hit areas when Cyclone Ingrid raged through the region at winds of up to 290 kph in March last year. Fortunately no-one was injured; […]
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Twangin’ In Tamworth
Troy Cassar-Daley again receives this honour, his second consecutive year as Australia’s Golden Boy
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Deadly Vibe star watch – Paul James (DJULPA) McKenzie
Deadly Vibe star watch – Paul James (DJULPA) McKenzie
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Editor’s Tag
Summer, Summer, Summer. And what could possibly go better with summer than surfing? Probably water, Wild Water. And that’s what this month Deadly Vibe is all about. And it’s HOT. But a lot of what we planned for this month was a bit upstaged by our ever golden, golden girl, Miss Cathy Freeman. Congratulations Cathy […]
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Team Gears up for International Cup
Futsal team, who’ll be playing an international test series against Canada later this year
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